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Jazzed Algarve

#f2ba38
Notes

Jazzed Algarve (#F2BA38) is a true amber with a neon character. It sits at the high-saturation edge of its family. Use it sparingly, as signage, accent, or highlight against darker surfaces. Its HSL profile (42°, 88%, 58%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f2ba38
RGB
rgb(242, 186, 56)
HSL
hsl(42, 88%, 58%)
HWB
hwb(42 22% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(81.9% 0.152 83.8)
HSV
hsv(42, 77%, 95%)
LAB
lab(78.63% 8.51 69.09)
LCH
lch(78.63% 69.61 82.98)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 23%, 77%, 5%)

Etymology

Jazzed
adjective

American slang jazz, liveliness — past-participle of jazz. As a color modifier, jazzed implies a saturated-and-excited-and-active quality, the bright color of American-Jazz-Age poster-and-album-cover saturated-and-rhythmic graphic-design. Sits at the bright-and-active end of the grid, parallel to caffeinated and wired in usage.

Algarve
noun

The southernmost Portuguese region — and the warm tan of Algarve limestone cliffs and the sandy beaches of Praia da Marinha. Algarve refers to the Atlantic-facing limestone cliffs at midday: a soft, slightly cool warm cream-tan with the matte finish of weathered Cenozoic limestone. The Portuguese cousin of Cotswold.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f2ba38
Original
#d2ba20
Protanopia
#dfc83e
Deuteranopia
#ffa8a1
Tritanopia
#bdbdbd
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.77:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
11.86:1

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